Managing Behaviour - part 5

Summary of where we are so far

In part 1

You will adopt a whole school view of managing behaviour for learning.

You visit lessons, and you take responsibility for modifying the behaviour of learners to ensure quality learning will take place.

You note any difficulties a child describes. You may need to teach a child how to manage a teacher.

Misbehaviour in more than one lesson is an issue that requires the child’s behaviour to change for the better. Only if the misbehaviour is happening with one class and one teacher does the focus need to move to the relationship that teacher has with that class.

In part 2

Approval of a respected adult, the teacher, is a powerful driver of good behaviour.

The use of affirmative language, “I see Carl is focusing on his work” is a way to ensure all children know what to do.

In part 3

I covered a particularly simple and valuable technique for behaviour management called Names on the Board.

In part 4

I list 10 truths you can use to support your decision-making when thinking about how behaviour affects the quality of learning in a lesson.